Elyria Rent Controls Vote Narrowly Rejected
Elyria city council voted six to two to end rent controls pending expiration on April 30 unless Congress extends them. Five councilmen opposed and two supported, with absent member Frank Kayden unable to change the result. Debate drew 156 residents as petitions split: 432 against controls and 1780 urging continuation. A proposed local rent advisory board lacked legal authority.
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Elyra
Elyrra
Congress
Lord Decker
Strong
McDonough
Scot
Hovis
Visnisk
Dale Kellogg
Frank Kayden
Elyria Educational Council
Uaw-Cio
John McDonough
Terry
Russians Free U S Official and 2 British Officers in Berlin
Russian forces released Elmer L. Babb of Lebanon Maine an American public health official and two British Army officers held during a wave of arrests in East Berlin and East Germany. Two British officers were arrested on a sightseeing tour while three British soldiers missing on the highway remained in Russian custody.
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Berlin
East Berlin
East Germany
Germany
Elmer L. Babb
Lebanon
United States
Public Health Service
Babb
Russia
West Berlin
West
Irish Will Head Division In Chest Campaign
In the 1953 Community Chest drive running October 1 to 20 to 36, Henry R. B. Irish of Timms Spring Company leads the Industrial Division by appointment from Harry W. Hyman. Irish will oversee a team including Stephen D. Hiltebrandt Raymond S. Morris and Dexter 5S Kimball Jr. as section heads. The division covers 92 manufacturing firms with pledges split among sections A B and C for individual pledges and corporate gifts.
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Henry R. B. Irish
Timms Spring Company
Harry W. Hyman
Irish
Hyman
Stephen D. Hiltebrandt
Raymond S. Morris
Dexter 5S Kimball
Hiltebrandt
General Industies
Morris
Brown-Line-Chapin
General Motors
Kimball
Bendix- Westinghouse
City asks Elyma drivers to cooperate in downtown survey
Engineers from Segoe and Associates and Ohio State Highway Department conduct a downtown survey to locate municipal off street parking and determine needed spaces. High school students tally cars and mail in prepaid postcards to collect drivers home, shopping, trip purpose and parking patterns.
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Elyma
Segoe and Associates
Ohio State Highway Department
Segoe
State Highway Department
Broad Street
Ohio Supreme Court
Weather Outlook for Northeastern Ohio and Floral Ad
Fair and warm conditions continue tonight and Friday in Northeastern Ohio with lows around 60. Winds off the lake variable up to 10 miles per hour through Friday forenoon. Barometer steady at 30.29. Friday and Saturday forecast highs near 75 with a note about Carek Florist promoting 39c pink rose bushes.
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Ohio
Carek Florist. Adv
Truman Downplays Editorial Stands in Election Fight
President Truman said he is not worried by editorials or newspaper support for Democratic candidates. He noted many papers opposed him in 1948 and cited statistics to claim news coverage remains a factor, while stressing focus on a country with partisan balance.
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Truman
Washington
Adia
E Stevenson
Refund Makes Wrong DUI Charge Right for Charles Zeller
A misread Elyria Mayors Court charge led to a $125 DUI fine for Charles Zeller Jr. The judge corrected the error to reckless driving with a $25 fine plus costs, and Zeller received a $100 refund.
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Charles Zeller, Jr
Bell Avenue
Charles C. Lord
Elyria
Zeller
Lord
Division Chief Named For Animal Industry Division
Columbus Dr J R Hay a Chillicothe veterinarian was named chief of the State Agriculture Department Division of Animal Industry today He succeeds Dr Harry G Gever who resigned to take a private sector position.
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Columbus
J R Hay
Chillicothe
State Agriculture Department
Harry G Gever
Koreans Repel Chinese Attacks on Capitol Hill
South Korean forces of the Capitol Division’s cavalry regiment repelled two Chinese counter-attacks on Caprol Hill amid a ferocious artillery barrage reported at 48,000 rounds. The battles produced 70 Chinese casualties and continued through dawn with heavy fighting and pursuit beyond foxholes.
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Seoul
Korea
Caprol
Capitol
United Press War
Frederick C. Patton
Paiilton
Jbl
Painton
Accident Turns Vacation Trip Into Nightmare
Mr and Mrs T W Carr of 167 Hamilton Street recall their 1952 vacation that soured at The Dells Wisconsin when their car, a 1992 Buick, rolled from a parking area and plunged 150 feet down a rock cliff into the river, narrowly avoiding a rollover as the vehicle endured severe damage. The couple returned home the following Tuesday.
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T. W. Carr
Hamilton Street
Stabbings and wounds at New York Central labor camp
Residents of a New York Central Railroad labor camp on Huror Street held a late night scare after an assault. Henry Halverson sustained a severe forehead laceration and required 17 stitches at Erie Memorial Hospital. Police found him injured near a broken jug and glass.
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New York Central Railroad
Huror Street
Henry Halverson
Eirra Memorial Hospital
Halverson
Broker Glass
Robert W Boderjack
George A Pinchek
Nick Spatter
Eight Elyrians Inducted Into Military Forces
Eight Elyria men left for Cleveland for induction into the military. The group was led by Plato Valassis of 1607 West Ave.
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Elyrians
Elyria
Cleveland
Plato Valassis
West Ave
Lewis Seeks Victory in Split Drive Over Coal Contracts
United Mine Workers leader John L Lewis presses to split the coal industry and win new anthracite deals for 475,000 miners. Talks resumed with hard coal operators as optimistic signs for an interim settlement emerge, while Northern operators resist until the Sept 22 contract end. Southern soft coal talks extend ten days before strike deadlines.
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Washington
John L Lewis
United Mine Workers
Spectator Struck by Wheel at Stock Car Races
A spectator named Harmricks suffered knee abrasions when a wheel from a speeding stock car jumped the fence at Route 113 races. She received treatment at Elyria Memorial Hospital and was released.
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Moss Merle Hamricks
Vert
Juron Street
Vermuhon
Route 113
Sheriffs Department
Miss Harmricks
Elyria Memorial Hospital
City Council Votes to Extend Rent Controls
Darton City Council unanimously approves continuation of rent controls through April 29, 1953. A 1 percent adjustment was announced today as part of the reprtation.
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Darton
Diplomas Awarded to 19 Nursing Students at Elyria Memorial
Dr. John L. Knight of Baldwin Wallace College urged the M B Johnson School of Nursing graduates to view the present as The Hour of Prevention. He called for prevention in international understanding, racial tolerance, materialism, and pessimism, noting nurses’ work ties to future societal health.
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Doris Foecking
Idrick
Frances Boyd
Jean Hill
Elizabeth Lesback
Rosemary Ciula
Dolores Brezinski
Mary M. B. Johnson
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Nessie Foxworthy McHugh
Marilyn Myers Loczi
Jo Ann Bally
Beverly Vkovics
Barbara Nickel
Phyllis Brackley
Audrey Ives Reising
Josephine Cornejo
Waldo Roberts
Janet Allen
Joann Nilges
Nancy Claycomb
Margaret Echle
John L. Knight
Baldwin-Wallace College
M. B. Johnson School of Nursing
First Congregational Church
America
Knight
Rcutune
Truman says isolationist Congress won't ensure peace
President Truman warned that electing an isolationist Republican Congress would not bring peace, stating that Eisenhower's proposal for changing administration would not guarantee peace. He spoke at a news conference in Washington addressing the idea of a new leadership.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Bolich Indicted On Tax Charges In Brooklyn
Attorney General James P. McGranery announced a federal grand jury indicted Daniel A. Bolich former No 2 at the Internal Revenue Bureau on five counts of income tax evasion covering 1946 through 1950. The indictment was returned by a special grand jury in Brooklyn New York and the probe continues.
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Washington
James P. McGranery
Daniel A. Bolich
Internal Revenue Bureau
Brooklyn
N.Y
McGranery
Bridge For Ford Road Could Get New Span
County Commissioner Oscar G Dunn reported a possible action toward constructing a new bridge over Ford road to replace the collapsed span. The plan calls for a 145 foot long 20 foot wide bridge supported by a concrete pier at an estimated cost of about 60 900 dollars. The project hinges on highway fund balances and a settlement with a trucking firm involved in the earlier collapse.
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Ford Road
Oscar G Dunn
Dunn
J Norman Thompson
Donald E. Patterson
Lake County
Patterson
New Equipment Added At Elyria Memorial Hospital
Elyria Memorial Hospital has acquired a new Crouvette tent and humidifier under the hospital board's direction for the new pediatrics department on the old annex top floor. The equipment will be used to treat children with acute respiratory disorders and may be deployed immediately if needed.
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Elyria Memorial Hospital
Harold Aneally
Gypsies Leave County On Order Of Health Dep't
Gypsies depart four miles west of Oberlin on orders from county health officials after residents complained of nuisance. Harvey and Uah Kimmich, operators of Tiny Lake trailer stop, faced closure until a proper septic system is installed.
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Oberlin
Chronicle-Telegram
Kimmich
Benesh Trial Set to Begin September 23
Judge John D Pinera announced the trial date for Gerald Benesh, tied to charges over diagnosing disease and prescribing diet in violation of medical practice statutes. Benesh, owner of a health sanatorium on Route 611, previously faced related charges and a prior conviction that the Ohio Supreme Court upheld.
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John D Pinera
Tedar
Gerald Beesh
Benesh
Ohio Supreme Court
Cooks Court
Thief Drops Loot As He Flees For Safety
Deputy Guzik investigated fingerprints at the Ernest Poiner Grocery and Service Station in Wellington as a burglar dropped a $30 cash drawer when he was fired on by proprietor Poiner who shot at him. A pursuit along Maple Street followed but police found no suspect.
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Joseph Guzik
Ernest Poiner
Wellington
Poiner
Poiners
Lorain Men Bound Over To Grand Jury On Assault Charge
Edward Dean and Thomes Bandagsi of Lorain were bound over to the Lorain County Grand Jury on $200 bond after arrest August 29. They allegedly attacked John Isenberg when he tried to eject them from a teenage girl party at Isenberg’s niece’s home, with two other Lorain men involved. Their records include a prior dance hall promotion and a past charge for breaking a Lorain policeman's leg.
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Edward Dean
Oberlin
Avnue
Lorain
Thomes Bandagsi
Hamilton Avenues
Lora County Grand Jury
Dean
Bandarsxi
Jonn Isenberg
Eastern Heights
Bouicard
Tthem
Bandegix
Elyria
Donald Plum
Lakes
de Avenue
Loran
Arthur Oentke
Washington Avenue
Grand Jarf
Bardfans Gaski
Doar
Man Caught While Targeting Police Car
A Buffalo man attempted to steal a police car but blundered by hitting the siren button. He was jailed after sirens sounded, serving as a cautionary tale about drawing attention. Classifieds in The Chronicle Telegram reach readers in Elyria and Lorain County.
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Buffalo
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria
Lorain County
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Bolich
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Amherst
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